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#WorldinTurmoil: Global Health Leaders Urged to Learn from Recent History in Afghanistan and to Work for Peace, for Health
#WorldinTurmoil: Global Health Leaders Urged to Learn from Recent History in Afghanistan and to Work for Peace, for HealthConflicts are ravaging the world and not enough is being done. Dr Wahid Majrooh, Former Minister of Public Health of Afghanistan, shares his...
Protecting Health Workforce: Recommendations to Develop & Implement Dedicated Vaccination Programs in LIC & LMIC
Protecting Health Workforce: Recommendations to Develop & Implement Dedicated Vaccination Programs in LIC & LMICProtecting health workers through appropriate vaccination is critical to protect them and our communities, and also, to avoid overburdening the...
#WorldinTurmoil: A Reflections on Public Health, the Pandemic, and the Importance of Building Trust
#WorldinTurmoil: A Reflections on Public Health, the Pandemic, and the Importance of Building TrustProf. Ilona Kickbusch, Founding Director and Chair of the Global Health Centre at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva, is...
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) Doing?
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB) Doing?At a special session of the World Health Assembly, which took place in December 2021, the WHO’s Member States decided to establish an Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB), representing all regions of the...
WFPHA Condemns Attacks on Democracy in Brazil
WFPHA Condemns Attacks on Democracy in BrazilOn January 8, 2023, a week after Lula da Silva's inauguration as the new president of Brazil, thousands of supporters of former president Jair Bolsonaro invaded the country's National Congress, the Presidential Palace and...
#WorldinTurmoil: A Timely Reflection on COVID-19 & Lessons Learned
#WorldinTurmoil: A Timely Reflection on COVID-19 & Lessons LearnedThe new publication of the #WorldinTurmoil series is out! Dr Rüdiger Krech, Director of the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization (WHO), is interviewed by Prof. Bettina...
Public Health Is Not Ensured Once Forever!
Public Health Is Not Ensured Once Forever!By Geir Sverre Braut "A world in turmoil" is the unifying headline of the upcoming World Congress on Public Health (WCPH 2023) in Italy in May 2023. This somewhat pessimistic statement is followed by a considerably more...
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?
What Is the Intergovernmental Negotiating Body (INB)?The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on human lives, economies, and societies. To avoid a repeat of the past, the international community should collaborate to be much better prepared and aligned in...
FIP Commitment to Leveraging Pharmacists to Build Vaccine Confidence & Address Vaccine Hesitancy & Complacency
FIP Commitment to Leveraging Pharmacists to Build Vaccine Confidence & Address Vaccine Hesitancy & ComplacencyVaccine hesitancy is a major threat to global health and an important barrier to the success of vaccination strategies worldwide. Addressing this...
WFPHA Supports the International Hospital Federation Statement on Sustainability
WFPHA Supports the International Hospital Federation Statement on SustainabilityOn November 8, 2022, the General Assembly of the International Hospital Federation approved a statement that focuses on the role of hospitals and healthcare organizations in addressing...